May, 1908 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



167 



The Living-room Has a Fireplace Built of Klinker Brick and Welsh Tile 



bath; access to this bathroom, however, may be obtained 

 from the hall. The bedroom and dressing-room are finished 

 with French gray paint. The furniture, including bed, 

 dressing-table, chairs and table, are of Circassian wal- 

 nut in the Empire style. This treatment harmonizes 

 well with the sea-green 

 panels of the walls outlined 

 with coral pink borders in 

 the form of wreaths, with 

 a medallion effect for the 

 border at the top. The 

 dressing-room has a large 

 wardrobe extending across 

 the entire width of the 

 room. The bathroom con- 

 necting has a tiled wain- 

 scoting with blue and white 

 borders, and is furnished 

 with porcelain fixtures and 

 exposed nickelplated plumb- 

 ing. 



The dining-room has a 

 batten wainscoting to the 

 height of seven feet finished 

 with a molded rack, on 

 which is placed some old 

 blue and white plates. The 

 wall space above is tinted a 

 soft Delft tint. The wood- 

 work is stained a bluish- 

 green color, and the Mis- 

 sion furniture is stained a 

 similar tone, both of which 

 is most harmonious in its 

 effect. 



Beyond the dining-room 

 is the butler's pantry and 

 kitchen, both of which are 



fitted with all the best mod- 

 ern equipments. A small 

 staircase from the kitchen 

 leads to the servants' room 

 placed over the kitchen. 



Stairs from the kitchen 

 lead to the cellar, which 

 extends under the entire 

 building and which has a 

 cemented bottom. This cel- 

 lar is partioned off with 

 compartments, consisting of 

 a furnace room, fuel room, 

 wine cellar, cold storage and 

 a store room. 



From the dining-room a 

 French window opens on to 

 a rustic porch, from which 

 steps lead down to the walk 

 extending to the pergola 

 formed of square stucco col- 

 umns supporting cross 

 beams on which there is 

 placed branches of pines 

 forming a shelter. The 

 pergola has a floor laid with 

 concrete ornamented with 

 blue and red tile, and in the 

 center of the space there is 

 placed a marble table sup- 

 ported on columns. This 

 pergola is used in summer for dining uses, for it is conven- 

 iently accessible on account of its being in close touch with 

 both the dining-room and kitchen. A feature of the place is 

 the approach to the house, which has a concrete walk extend- 

 ing in from the roadway to the front entrance and around the 



The Dining-room Has a High Wood Wainscot Stained Bluish Green, with Delft-tinted Walls Above 



